Crap Towns / King's Lynn and West Norfolk / Fly-tipping

How bad is fly-tipping in King's Lynn and West Norfolk?

King's Lynn and West Norfolk council recorded 11.6 fly-tipping incidents per 1,000 people a year from 2022-23 to 2024-25, 5% higher than the typical English council's 11.0. In 2024-25 it recorded 1,831, most of them on the highway. Of those, 34 were tipper-lorry loads or bigger, which cost £11,352 to clear. It issued 22 fixed penalty notices and brought no prosecutions.

**Over time**
Year	Incidents
2012-13	1,683
2013-14	2,153
2014-15	2,135
2015-16	1,905
2016-17	1,980
2017-18	1,512
2018-19	1,460
2019-20	1,261
2020-21	1,188
2021-22	1,326
2022-23	1,676
2023-24	1,838
2024-25	1,831

**Where it was dumped, 2024-25**
Where	Incidents
The highway	1,464
Footpaths and bridleways	144
Council land	137
Rivers, streams and their banks	34
Back alleys	32
Not recorded	7
Private and residential land	7
Farmland	4
Commercial and industrial land	2
Railway land	0

**What was dumped, 2024-25**
What	Incidents
Other household rubbish	621
Chemical drums, oil and fuel	237
Building, demolition and excavation waste	197
Black bags from homes	173
Tyres	139
Garden waste	113
White goods	78
Not recorded	75
Other electrical	62
Vehicle parts	54
Other business waste	33
Clinical waste	25
Black bags from businesses	18
Asbestos	4
Animal carcasses	2

**How big, 2024-25**
Size	Incidents
A single black bag	259
A single item	605
A car boot or less	540
A small van load	286
A transit van load	77
A tipper lorry load	28
Significant or multiple loads	6

**Nearby councils**
Council	Incidents per 1,000 people a year
South Holland	19.3
King's Lynn and West Norfolk	11.6
Fenland	10.9
Breckland	5.9
East Cambridgeshire	5.3
North Norfolk	4.0
West Suffolk	1.6
The typical English council	11.0